Hawkins, Tennessee 2011
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Hawkins
County
Error
Margin
National
Benchmark*
Tennessee
Rank
(of 95)
Health Outcomes
32
Mortality
34
Premature death
9,424
8,521-10,326
5,564
9,264

Morbidity
47
Poor or fair health
24%
19-29%
10%
19%

Poor physical health days
5.4
4.2-6.7
2.6
4.1

Poor mental health days
3.7
2.7-4.7
2.3
3.4

Low birthweight
8.0%
7.2-8.8%
6.0%
9.4%

Health Factors
51
Health Behaviors
55
Adult smoking
25%
20-31%
15%
24%

Adult obesity
33%
28-40%
25%
31%

Excessive drinking
6%
4-11%
8%
9%

Motor vehicle crash death rate
29
23-34
12
22

Sexually transmitted infections
144

83
455

Teen birth rate
59
55-64
22
55

Clinical Care
14
Uninsured adults
14%
11-17%
13%
19%

Primary care physicians
2,128:1

631:1
837:1

Preventable hospital stays
84
78-90
52
90

Diabetic screening
86%
76-96%
89%
84%

Mammography screening
59%
47-72%
74%
62%

Social & Economic Factors
51
High school graduation
70%

92%
73%

Some college
43%

68%
54%

Unemployment
11.4%
11.0-11.7%
5.3%
10.5%

Children in poverty
27%
21-34%
11%
22%

Inadequate social support
23%
18-30%
14%
19%

Children in single-parent households
31%

20%
34%

Violent crime rate
287

100
744

Physical Environment
81
Air pollution-particulate matter days
0

0
1

Air pollution-ozone days
8

0
8

Access to healthy foods
29%

92%
57%

Access to recreational facilities
5

17
8




Hawkins
County
Tennessee
Demographics
Population
57,784
6,296,254
% below 18 years of age
22%
24%
% 65 and older
16%
13%
% African American
2%
17%
% American Indian and Alaskan Native
0%
0%
% Asian
0%
1%
% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander
0%
0%
% Hispanic
1%
4%
% not proficient in English
1%
3%
% Females
51%
51%
% Rural
62%
36%
Health Outcomes
% diabetic
14%
11%
HIV prevalence rate
44

Health Behaviors
Binge drinking
6%
8%
Physical inactivity
34%
31%
Health Care
Mental health providers
57,459:0
10,332:1
Social & Economic Factors
Median household income
$34,971
$43,610
% with high housing costs
26%
31%
% of children eligible for free lunch
45%
50%
% illiterate
14.5%
13.2%
Physical Environment
Liquor store density
3.0
8.0
% of labor force that drives alone to work
88%
83%